Tractor-trailer fire closes westbound Interstate 70 lanes, Johnson County MO
Fire & ArsonA tractor-trailer caught fire on the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 46 in Johnson County, Missouri. Multiple calls were made, prompting a full emergency response. Firefighters requested closure of westbound lanes to allow emergency vehicles to access the fire scene traveling against the traffic flow. Police coordinated with the Missouri Department of Transportation to control traffic during the incident.
Audio|Source: MOSWIN - MSHP Troop A and Warrensburg Police
03:46
Transcript:
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Vehicle fire, Westbound 70 at the 46, Westbound 70 at the 46, the Blue International trailer on fire.
00:07
Several calls.
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Cana trailer are both on fire.
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They are off the roadway on the shoulder.
00:17
Stand 4, are we notified fire?
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In route.
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104 have 848, go ahead and start this way as well, please.
00:31
24A, did you copy?
00:37
I'll be in route from 6070.
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1040, McGrath. 1040, McGrath...
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...location of the fire.
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570 at the 46.0
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214.9.9.
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9. 9. 10 more,000.
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10 for the other.
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6602.
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662 NOSL 341 and Wood Heights PD officers Buna Road to Safety Checkpoint, location 10 highway and East Ridge Road in the city of Wood Heights for about now.
01:43
Potentia zone cars responding to 1070 information.
01:48
Higginsville fire is requesting traffic control is shut down the westbound side so the emergency equipment came to come wrong way to respond to the fire 820 1370 to cover.
02:13
Is that the 46 Palm Marker?
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10 3, it's the 46?
02:25
Yeah, you give essential to see if Biggins OPD can help us at the junction.
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10-4[1].
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A-20.
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Traffic, I was on the phone with MODOT.
02:53
They're going to start getting some guys rounded up for some traffic control assistance.
02:57
You need to deny traffic.
03:03
The fire department was wanting the westbound side shut down so they could respond the wrong direction.
03:13
I'm going to try to get there just to make sure that the driver's out of the vehicle.
03:20
Is 1370 going to start to verb traffic at the 49?
03:27
Yeah, going through the 53 now.
03:33
If you can take care of that,
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I will respond to the scene,
03:39
and then as soon as I go a little bit more, I'll call Modop back and see if we can't get somebody out there.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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